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Junior High School teachers around here are pretty open about their anti war feelings and inculcate these feelings into their "lessons" (aka brainwashing) ...they then give the kids "assignments" writing poetry that expresses "their feelings" about the war ...Naturally the kids anxious to please their teachers..who ,of course, have made it quite clear what is considered a good and acceptable attitude towards the topic and... what is not...naturally this intimidation produce the desiried results...not without some internal agitation in the kids...

My God daughter fufilled her writing assignment and wrote a poem expressing her fears about the war and her confussion..it was well written & just leaning enough into the anti war camp..that her poem was selected to be published in the local paper (Gannet news owned)....her mom was quite proud and wanted her to read it to me....I had to tell her that it was a very well written poem (imo it was)...she's a kid who needs to hear praise about her work..and has made great improvements as of late..

After

She and I had a long talk on the phone about what this war was really about...the saving of Iraqi children from the horrible abuse of an evil cruel dictator.and that much like a small child or her favorite kitty being attacked by a wild animal..we must some times fight to save others.

And when bad people attack our friends and relatives or even complete strangers ...to oppress and hurt them ...we need to help them.

We also talked about why we are fighting in Iraq against some of the same people and their friends who hijacked the aircraft flew them into the WTC and Pentagon killing thousands of our citizens ..moms and dads..and even kids...Fighting against evil and keeping people safe from harm ..are some of the duties that God expects of His people..

I felt bad for her...being put in such a position by her teachers who she trusts..and who( if she fights against) will most certainly turn on her...at least I think she is starting to understand their hipocracy but its hard for kids to know how to resist them without getting into trouble for opposing them openly and then having to suffer the consequence of bad grades or a behavioral label..(yes the teachers are that vindicative of those little ones who rebel against their lies)

I wish her mom (who is divorced and having a tough time getting support from her ex) could afford a private school...but frankly some of those are as bad as the public ones)
Tough days to be a kid..so we pray for them..dont know what else to do..